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157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefore,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17752 Filed 7–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–627–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

June 29, 1998.

Take notice that on June 19, 1998, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

P.O. Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978,

filed in Docket No. CP98–627–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.212 of Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for

authorization to modify an existing

receipt point as a delivery point in

Upton County, Texas and to thereafter

operate the new delivery point in

jurisdictional service to permit the

delivery of natural gas to NuStar Joint

Venture (NuStar), under El Paso’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–435–000 pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

El Paso states that NuStar has

requested the delivery of pipeline

quality natural gas as fuel for new field

compression facilities in its gathering

system. To facilitate NuStar’s request, El

Paso will modify a receipt point to a

delivery point on El Paso’s 20′′ O.D.

Upton County Line (Line No. 1105) and

thereafter transport, under NuStar’s

interruptible Transportation Service

Agreement, volumes of gas to NuStar’s

new delivery point.

El Paso states that this proposal is not

prohibited by its existing tariff and that

El Paso has sufficient capacity to

accomplish deliveries without

detriment or disadvantage to its other

customers.

El Paso requests authorization to

modify and operate the NuStar Joint

Venture Delivery Point on its Line No.

1105 in Upton County, Texas. The

estimated cost of NuStar Joint Venture

Delivery Point is $5,500 and NuStar will

reimburse El Paso for the cost related to

the construction of this delivery point.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allow for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17756 Filed 7–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–629–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

June 29, 1998.

Take notice that on June 22, 1998,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee), a Delaware corporation,

Post Office Box 2511, Houston, Texas

77252, filed a request with the

Commission in Docket No. CP98–629–

000, pursuant to Sections 157.205, and

157.212 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) for authorization to install a

delivery point, to provide interruptible

gas transportation service to Chevron

Gas Pipeline Company (Chevron) for

emergency fuel use authorized in

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–413–000, all as more fully set

forth in the request on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Tennessee proposes to install a new

delivery point on its system at

approximately Mile Post 526A–

601+17.65, Side Valve 526A–612

located at Plaquemines Parish,

Louisiana, Louisiana State Water, Main

Pass Block 80 (MP 80) to provide

interruptible gas transportation service

of up to 900 dekatherms per day to

Chevron for emergency fuel use. At MP

80, Tennessee will inspect Chevron’s

installation of a two-inch tie-in

assembly on an offshore platform owned

by Ocean Energy Inc. The volumes to be

delivered to MP 80 will be transported

from MP 80 over interconnecting pipe

owned by Forcenergy Inc. (Forcenergy),

to a pipeline platform located at Main

Pass Block 69 (MP 69) owned by

Forcenergy. Chevron has separately

arranged with Forcenergy for

transportation services over this

interconnecting pipe. Chevron would

install its measurement facilities.

Tennessee would install, own and

operate electronic gas measurement

(EGM) equipment and own, operate and

maintain the tie-in assembly. Chevron

would install, own and maintain the

measurement facility. Tennessee reports

that Chevron would reimburse

Tennessee approximately $24,700 for

the cost of the project.

Tennesee reports that deliveries of

natural gas to Chevron from the

proposed point would be on an

interruptible basis, pursuant to a

transportation agreement between

Tennessee and Chevron under

Tennessee’s Rate Schedule IT. The

addition of this delivery point is not

expected to have any significant impact

upon Tennessee’s peak day or annual

deliveries.

Tennessee states that the total

quantities to be delivered to Chevron

after the delivery point is installed

would not exceed previously authorized

quantities. Tennessee further states that

the proposed modification is not

prohibited by its tariff, and that it has

sufficient capacity to accomplish

deliveries at the delivery point without

detriment or disadvantage to

Tennessee’s other customers.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after the

Commission has issued this notice, file

pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under NGA

(18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the

allowed time, the proposed activity

shall be deemed to be authorized

effective the day after the time allowed

for filing a protest. If a protest is filed

and not withdrawn within 30 days after

the time allowed for filing a protest, the

instant request shall be treated as an
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application for authorization pursuant

to Section 7 of the NGA.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17755 Filed 7–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application

June 29, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11615–000.

c. Date Filed: June 1, 1998.

d. Applicant: Massachusetts Water

Resources Authority.

e. Name of Project: Winsor Dam.

f. Location: On the Swift River in the

Towns of Belchertown, Hardwick, New

Salem, Pelham, Petersham, Shutesbury,

and Ware, Hampshire, Franklin, and

Worcester Counties, Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William A.

Brutsch, Charleston Navy Yard, 100

First Avenue, Boston, MA 02129, (617)

241–4604.

i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe,

(202) 219–2811.

j. Deadline Date: August 28, 1998.

k. Description of Project: The existing,

inoperative project would consist of the

following facilities: (1) the 2,900-footlong Winsor Dam; (2) the 25,216-acre

Quabbin reservoir; (3) a water intake; (4)

48-inch-diameter and 68-inch-diameter

pipelines, each about 1,000 feet long; (5)

a powerhouse containing a 1200 kW

generating unit; (6) a tailrace; (7) a new

transformer and a proposed 13.8-kV

transmission line; and (8) appurtenant

facilities.

Applicant estimates that the average

annual generation would be 3.0 MWh

and that the cost of the studies under

the permit would be $85,000. The dam

and water rights are owned by the

Metropolitan District Commission, 20

Somerset Street, Boston, MA 02108. The

equipment is owned by the Applicant.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A5, A7,

A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

A5. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

A7. Preliminary Permit—Any

qualified development applicant

desiring to file a competing

development application must submit to

the Commission, on or before a

specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

A9. Notice of intent—A notice of

intent must specify the exact name,

business address, and telephone number

of the prospective applicant, and must

include an unequivocal statement of

intent to submit, if such an application

may be filed, either a preliminary

permit application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to the Director,

Division of Project Review, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, at the

above-mentioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–17753 Filed 7–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Filed With the

Commission

June 29, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission and is available for public

inspection.

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License.

b. Project No: 8185–034.

c. Date Filed: June 11, 1998.

d. Applicant: Bluestone Energy

Design.

e. Name of Project: Clifton No. 3.